A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide additional compensation for a veteran with a dependent spouse or child in need of regular aid and attendance.

Provides that any veteran entitled to additonal compensation for dependents as the result of a 50 percent disability shall be entitled to an additonal monthly allowance of $72 for each spouse or child who is: (1) a patient in a nursing home; or (2) helpless or blind; or (3) so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person.